Porirua Harbour
Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, commonly known as Porirua Harbour, is a natural inlet in the south-western coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The harbour is within the main urban area of the Wellington Region, and is surrounded by the city of Porirua, with the city centre to the south of the harbour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Plimmerton railway station and Plimmerton Beach.
Plimmerton railway station
Railway station
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Plimmerton railway station is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway in Plimmerton, Porirua, New Zealand, and is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network operated by Transdev Wellington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plimmerton and Hongoeka.
Plimmerton
Suburb
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The suburb of Plimmerton lies in the northwest part of the city of Porirua in New Zealand, adjacent to some of the city's more congenial beaches. State Highway 59 and the North Island Main Trunk railway line pass just east of the main shopping and residential area.
Hongoeka
Hamlet
Hongoeka is a community in the city of Porirua in New Zealand. It is northwest of Plimmerton and adjacent to Hongoeka Bay. It extends from an urupā boundary at the end of Moana Road, to Haukōpua.
Camborne
Suburb
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Camborne, New Zealand is a hilltop and seaside suburb of Porirua. Camborne covers an area of 0.84 km², including a land area of 0.84 km². Most of the suburb is a short walk from Porirua Harbour, and many homes have views of the harbour, neighbouring hills, the sea and Mana Island.
Porirua Harbour
- Type: Bay
- Description: harbour in New Zealand
- Categories: harbor and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Porirua Harbour from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Porirua Harbour” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Porirua Harbour (luuk sa Wellington)”
- Cebuano: “Porirua Harbour (luuk, lat -41,08, long 174,85)”
- Cebuano: “Porirua Harbour”
- French: “Porirua Harbour”
- German: “Porirua Harbour”
- Spanish: “Porirua Harbour”
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